Researchers create a 3D haptic image that can be felt

Researchers have just recently developed a new and brilliant advancement in the field of haptics (otherwise known as touch feedback). They have created, through the use of ultrasound, a device that can project a tangible 3D object that can actually be felt. The device works by focusing ultrasound onto the subject's hand causing vibrations which can then be felt. In addition to this, by focusing the chaotic patterns of the ultrasound, the air disturbances caused can be seen as floating 3D shapes. This technology could lead to the development of many other amazing developments in the future and could change the way we view and feel the world.

This technology, I feel, is a huge advancement for us and our lifestyle as humans, and could be of great use in many different fields. What I love about this discovery is that could practically be used for anything imaginable. This invention could create the future that every futuristic Hollywood movie envisions. The benefits of 3D haptics to fields such as surgery and engineering would be absolutely astronomical.

Works Cited

University of Bristol. (2014, December 2). See it, touch it, feel it: Researchers use ultrasound to make invisible 3-D haptic shape that can be seen and felt. ScienceDaily. Retrieved December 5, 2014 from www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141202123846.htm